FREDERIKSTED — The USVI Department of Human Services (VIDHS) Division of Family Assistance, announces a temporary closure of the Certification Unit in the St. Croix
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs will stay in jail after bail is denied for a second time
NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs is staying locked up after a judge Wednesday rejected the hip-hop mogul’s proposal that he await his sex trafficking trial in the
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The number of people killed in Haiti after a tanker truck exploded rises to 26
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — The number of people killed after a tanker truck carrying gasoline exploded in southern Haiti over the weekend has risen to 26, officials said.
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A bewildered seal found itself in the mouth of a humpback whale
SEATTLE (AP) — It’s a good thing seals aren’t on a humpback whale’s menu. A photograph by a whale-watching naturalist captured a seemingly bewildered seal
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St. Thomas man accused of using someone else’s credit card to buy a boat engine
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police officers arrested a man for fraudulently purchasing a boat engine at a local marine shop on St. Thomas, the Virgin Islands
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Haiti creates a provisional electoral council to prepare for the first elections since 2016
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Haiti’s government on Wednesday created a provisional electoral council long sought by the international community to prepare the troubled Caribbean country for its first
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Judge orders Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs jailed in sex trafficking and racketeering charges
NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs was headed to jail Tuesday to await trial in his federal sex trafficking case, after a magistrate ordered him to
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Road rage incident began with hit-and-run collision in Hull Bay
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police are investigating after a man appeared at the Mariel Newton Command on August 28, 2024 to report that he was assaulted
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Tropical Storm Gordon continues to churn in the Atlantic
MIAMI — Things are a bit calmer in the Atlantic this morning but there’s still a significant amount of activity. While Tropical Storm Gordon continues
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Nude, ‘bruised’ woman found dead inside Harbor View apartment
CHRISTIANSTED — Virgin Islands Police officers performing a wellness check Friday afternoon at an apartment in Golden Rock found a woman unresponsive inside. Jendiya “Flaca”
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